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I somewhat agree but more when it comes to all of Bernie´s ladies! There´s Inge, Kirsten, Frieda, Elisabeth, Dahlia - just to mention a few. No wonder that the poor man feels a bit worn out when we encounter him at the French Riviera in 1956!
/Peter

Hi again,
not a big thing, but in "The Lady from Zagreb", Bernie´s two SS companions to Banja Luka are presented as Captain Geiger and Sergeant Oehl. But, in order to be more correct, maybe they should have been given their SS ranks - SS Hauptsturm…

From The Lady from Zagreb. Captain Geiger on Bernie:
"No, you look tough enough. That´s not the problem. The problem is that I´ve seen inside your soul, Gunther. There´s still a sliver of decency left in there. There´s your fucking problem. What do…

Ok, as I thought then! I don´t know why this episode stuck with me, but it did! I suppose it´s a great example of "show don´t tell" by Mr Kerr. And perhaps deep down I´m just an old school romantic too!
Have a nice weekend everyone!
/Peter

First a happy and - a MORE PEACEFUL New Year, amen to that!
As a Swede, I found another error on page 343 (paperback edition).
"...the baron von Mannerheim, Finlands´s head of state, was now in residence and, having recently signed an armistice wi…

In "A Man Without Breath", Bernie observes that Colonel von Gersdorff wears the Iron Cross first class around his neck, but that medal was worn on your breast pocket. The Knight´s Cross, was worn around the neck. In German "Soldatenjargong", an offi…

Hi everybody,
greetings from Sweden. I think I have found a small error. In "Prague Fatale", while investigating the murder in Prague, Bernie receives a letter from a girl in Paris. Bernie has helped her to get a job at the Adlon hotel in Berlin. H…